Dune: Part Two
“Elvis” star Austin Butler has confirmed that he has begun knife training for the role of the villain Feyd-Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” for Warner Bros. Pictures. Shooting on the project is expected to begin in July and run through much of the rest of the year ahead of an October 2023 release. [Source: The New York Times]
Close
MUBI has acquired UK, Ireland and other territory rights for Lukas Dhont’s “Close” which will premiere at Cannes whilst A24 will take U.S. domestic rights. The film will be released theatrically followed by an exclusive MUBI streaming release.
In the film the intense friendship between two 13-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother. [Source: Variety]
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights to Sylvain Chomet’s new animated film “The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol”. Set in 1955, the story follows prolific artist Marcel Pagnol who is commissioned to pen a weekly column about his childhood and realises his memory is failing him. [Source: Deadline]
Wednesday
Tim Burton’s highly-anticipated Netflix series “Wednesday,” a new take on The Addams Family starring Jenna Ortega as the eldest child of Morticia and Gomez, will release this Fall. The young adult series will follow Wednesday Addams as she tries to hone her natural psychic abilities and survive school. [Source: Collider
5-25-77
MVD Entertainment Group has acquired worldwide rights to Patrick Read Johnson’s autobiographical coming-of-age comedy “5-25-77” with plans for a North American theatrical release this Fall.
John Francis Daley plays a nerdy, alienated, hopeful filmmaker who becomes the very first fan of the movie that changed everything. Austin Pendleton, Colleen Camp, Neil Flynn and Justin Mentell also star. [Source: Deadline]
